Get up close with one of the most beautiful yet dangerous snakes on the planet — the Gaboon Viper! Known for having the longest fangs of any venomous snake, this incredible creature was spotted near a ...

Today, we’re going to look at a fight between a Gaboon viper and a mongoose to see which animal has the better chance of ...

rear fangs (crab-eating water snake), fixed front fangs (taipan), and hinged front fangs (Gaboon viper); fangs highlighted in red (image credit A. Palci) (Creative Commons). Disclaimer ...

The West African gaboon viper has the longest fangs of any snake. In a 6ft (1.83m) long specimen they measured 2in (50mm). Snakes don’t blink as they have transparent eyelids that are fused shut.